Canada vs Qatar: Natural gas production by region
Canada
2,062 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
1,835 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
6th
Qatar rank
7th
Natural gas production by region over time
- Canada
- Qatar
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2,062 terawatt-hours against 1,835 terawatt-hours in Qatar, a difference of 227 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 6th and Qatar ranks 7th of 50 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 690.54 terawatt-hours | 17.06 terawatt-hours | 673.48 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 787.57 terawatt-hours | 56.11 terawatt-hours | 731.46 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 1,410 terawatt-hours | 110.17 terawatt-hours | 1,300 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 1,744 terawatt-hours | 494.68 terawatt-hours | 1,249 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,620 terawatt-hours | 1,647 terawatt-hours | 26.79 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1,894 terawatt-hours | 1,791 terawatt-hours | 102.99 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural gas production by region, Canada or Qatar?
- Canada, at 2,062 terawatt-hours against 1,835 terawatt-hours in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in natural gas production by region between Canada and Qatar?
- 227 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Qatar?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Qatar rank globally for natural gas production by region?
- Canada ranks 6th and Qatar ranks 7th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Natural gas production by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.